Beard Facts

A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.

During the reign of Peter the Great, Russian men who wished to retain their traditional beards were required to pay a special tax, with the amount varying based on their social status.

During an average lifetime, a man will spend 3,350 hours removing 8.4 meters of stubble.

Every U.S. president with a beard has been a Republican.

Valentine Tapley promised to never shave again if Abraham Lincoln was elected president. He died in 1910 with a 12-foot-long beard.

The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.